Category — a. When to Go to Walt Disney World

DISNEY CROWD CALENDAR UPDATE

I’ve updated my Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar to reflect recently-released  November 2011 Disney World operating hours.

You can find the updated crowd calendar here.

A reminder–I always recommend checking another crowd calendar–preferably that at TouringPlans.com–before committing to a specific time to go to Walt Disney World.

MORE ON WHEN TO GO TO DISNEY WORLD

This page brings together to one place key links to help decide when you should go to Disney World.

It’s part of a series on navigating this site.

LINKS FOR WHEN TO GO TO WALT DISNEY WORLD

For when to go to Walt Disney World, see this

For the next best dates, see this

For the best and worst times to visit, see this

• For 2013 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
• For the 2013 Week Picker, click here
• For 2014 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this

For the 2013 Crowd Calendar, click here

For the 2014 Crowd Calendar, click here

For seasonal pricing at Walt Disney World, see this

• For 2013 price seasons, click here
• For projected 2014 price seasons, see this

For weather at Walt Disney World, see this

• High Temperatures Year Round
• Average Rainfall by Arrival Date
• Hurricanes
• Tornadoes
• Chance of Winter High Temperature Over 75
• Pool Days November through February
• Winter Ride Closures

The Tightwad’s Guide to When to Go

The Most Comfortable Time to Go

Frequently Asked Questions

Upcoming Months

• August
• September
• October
• November
• December
• January
• February

Seasons of the Year

• Winter
• Spring Break
• Easter
• Summer
• Autumn
• Halloween
• Thanksgiving
• The Christmas Season
• New Year’s Eve

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OVERVIEW: NOVEMBER 2011 AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

This page reviews November 2011 Walt Disney World crowds, prices, deals and discounts, weather, and operating hours, and ends with week by week summaries.

Early November, with cooling but typically nice weather, low crowds other than the week beginning 11/5 (Jersey Week), and lower prices, has some of the best weeks of the year to visit.

Thanksgiving week is more expensive, and much more crowded.

The last few days of the month are part of one of the three best weeks to visit Walt Disney World.

November also has two special  parties: the last shows of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, and the first of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, each a special evening event–with its own ticket–that have become  family traditions for many.

The Candlelight Processional begins the Friday after Thanksgiving.

The 2011 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival continues into November. See this for more. [Read more →]

DISNEY CROWD CALENDAR UPDATE

I’ve updated my Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar to reflect recently-released October 2011 Disney World operating hours.

You can find the updated crowd calendar here.

On a related note, I always recommend checking another crowd calendar–preferably that at TouringPlans.com–before committing to a specific time to go to Walt Disney World.

The folks at TouringPlans.com have recently added forecasts of operating hours going out twelve months.

You can read about this on Henry Work’s blog post here.

OVERVIEW: OCTOBER 2011 AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

This page reviews October 2011 Walt Disney World crowds, prices, deals and discounts, weather, and operating hours, and ends with week by week summaries.

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THE SPRING BREAK CROWDS ARE HERE…

Rick recently commented on this page as follows:

Dave – Good information on your website.

Maybe I missed it but Disney is good about extending hours during busy times.

If you are prone to getting up early you can enjoy small crowds, take a break and return later in the day. If you are only able to travel during busy times that has worked for us.

This is a really important point.

I address it in general–all this site’s itineraries include being at the parks before they open, and I posted some material on Christmas and New Years crowds here.

That said, there’s more to say, and now that we are fully in the incredibly busy Spring Break and Easter parts of the year, here it is!

HOW TO COPE WITH DISNEY WORLD MARCH AND APRIL CROWDS

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